A Fire Shut Up in My Bones

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Jeremiah 20:9
“But His word was in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones; I was weary of holding it back, and I could not.”

The prophet Jeremiah said, “His word was in my heart like a burning fire.” He knew what it was like
to be consumed by the zeal of the Lord. Though his word was harsh and condemning, Jeremiah was compelled to deliver the word of God even though his outspokenness would result in his persecution.

Jeremiah was sold-out for God. The fire shut up in his bones prohibited him from being indifferent or lethargic. He said, “His word was in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones; I was weary of holding it back and I could not.”

Is there a fire burning in your heart? Are you filled with the zeal of the Lord like Jeremiah? If so, then allow that fire to consume you. Kindle the flames of worship, prayer, fellowship and word that the Lord has shut up in your heart.

God-tracking is fanning the flames.

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Jeremiah 20:7-10
1 Kings 19:13-15
Revelation 3:15-16

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The Prototype of You

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“If you would simply seek God by acknowledging him in all your ways and trusting him to direct your future, then there will be nothing that will inhibit his purposes from unfolding in your life.”

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Isaiah 54:2
“Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.”

Lee de Forest, inventor of the cathode ray tube, was once heard to say, “Theoretically, television may be feasible, but I consider it an impossibility - a development which we should waste little time dreaming about.” Then there was Thomas Watson, Chairman of the Board of IBM in 1943, who said, “I think there is a world market for about five computers.” Famous last words, indeed!

Perhaps you’re contemplating your future today. It could be that from where you’re standing, prospects of a bright new tomorrow seem a little bleak. If so, then let me encourage you to look beyond the worn-out tools that clutter your workbench and gaze at that beautiful prototype in the mirror; that masterpiece of you that God has been building since the day you were born. Forest was a great inventor, and Watson a great entrepreneur, but neither looked further than their noses. Their futures were indeed bright, but they missed the point. Need I point out the success of both television and the computer?

Your Lord Creator has great plans for your life, and his plans are for your hope and future. God is the greatest inventor of all, and he has the ways and means of marketing his strategies beyond all your expectations. You are a unique prototype of God’s purposes at home, in business, at school, at church and in your community. If you would simply seek God by acknowledging him in all your ways and trusting him to direct your future, then there will be nothing that will inhibit his purposes from unfolding in your life.

Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet his unfailing love for you will not be shaken, nor his covenant of peace be removed. And no weapon forged against you will prevail; you will refute every tongue that accuses you!

So, never doubt the Creator’s prowess when it comes to inventing the masterpiece of you. Take your eyes off the obstacles of doubt and fear and look up into the eyes of your great Designer who knows the plans he has for you. Resist the devil’s lies and then get out there and chase the dream that God has stored up for your tomorrow! As the author, Frank Peretti said, “God has created us in his image and put each of us here on earth for specific purposes. That means every human being has intrinsic value, preciousness, meaning and dignity.”

God-tracking is acknowledging the Designer’s prototype of you.

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Jeremiah 29:11
Proverbs 3:5-6
Isaiah 54:10-17

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

“I trust you to direct the outcome of my life for the good no matter what opposition or doubt sweeps my way.”

“O Lord, I’m sorry for taking my eyes off the beauty of what you’re doing in my life. Today I choose to fix my eyes on Jesus and his design for my life by acknowledging God in all my ways: my relationships, my education, my business, my recreation and especially my plans for the future. You are my Lord and my guide; my Inventor and my Designer. I trust you to direct the outcome of my life for the good no matter what opposition or doubt sweeps my way. Amen.”

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Fresh Vision

 

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“Acknowledge God in all you do and he will give you fresh opportunities. Make the most of these new opportunities with wisdom.”

Proverbs 29:18 (KJV)
Where there is no vision, the people perish.

I opened the bread box yesterday afternoon with great ambition to make myself a big soft succulent
sandwich for lunch. Inside was a loaf of bread. Taking it out I gave it a gentle  squeeze. To my dismay, it was firm, not soft. The bread had gotten stale. My longing for a luscious lunch was dashed. Reluctantly, I toddled off to the corner shop to buy a new fresh loaf of bread.

Fresh vision is crucial to effective productivity. When one starts out on a new adventure to make an impact on the world, he may embark on his voyage with gusto, having a clear vision for his work or ministry. However, soon, as with a pleasing loaf of bread, this vision may become stale.

For a believer, vision and purpose are directed by the Lord. Scripture makes it clear that God has plans for his children. God’s purposes are deliberate and intentional. We can be sure that, if we are following the plans of God, he will vitalise our vision with his purpose. Therefore, we need to follow his guidance unreservedly with fresh vision as God drops it into our hearts.

Perhaps your vision has become stale. Without fresh vision, you will fail. Be encouraged to seek the Lord daily for inspiration and motivation. Acknowledge God in all you do and he will give you fresh opportunities. Make the most of these new opportunities with wisdom.

Be ready. God has a fresh plan for you.

God-tracking is following fresh vision.

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Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
Ephesians 1:11
Proverbs 16:3
Colossians 4:5 (NASB)

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

“I commit my work to you and pray for fresh vision, O Lord.”

“Dear Lord, I have been doing this work for ages. I know I am following your directive in this effort. However, I feel my vision has become stale. I commit my work to you and pray for fresh vision, O Lord. Help me to make the most of every new opportunity with energy and purpose. Dear Lord, I seek your will and plan for my life. Amen.”

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GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Reap in Joy

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“Let go of your dreams and acknowledge God in all you do. Trust him to direct your path according to the plans he knows he has for you and, without leaning on your own understanding. And soon you will reap in joy.”

Psalm 126:5
Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.

Karen and I’d had an amazing experience travelling across Israel. We had visited the main holy sites in Jerusalem, sailed on a boat on the Sea of Galilee and gazed across the Jordan River toward the Promised Land as Moses had done from Mount Nebo. Now our trip was nearing its end and we were visiting a small farm on the outskirts of Jerusalem before flying out the next day. “Look across this field,” said our host. “The crop is full and lush despite this arid earth. Water is our most treasured commodity,” he said. “When we sow our seed in the dry season we hope and pray the rains will come and cause a harvest. It is as if every handful of precious grain we throw on the dry ground – grain that could feed our families – is being discarded into the dry dust. This is why we sow in tears. But when the rains come and we reap an abundant harvest we reap in joy.”

The people of God were taken into captivity by the Babylonians around 598 BC. There they lived in distress, longing for Jerusalem. It was as if they, like the farmer’s seed, had been sown into the dry desert sand. They wept. But God had promised his people that he would restore their fortunes and bring them home again. He promised them peace and a future filled with hope saying, “For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Seventy years later God’s people rose from the ashes of captivity as Ezra and Nehemiah led them back to the Promised Land.

Perhaps you’re facing a desert moment today. It could be you feel as though your aspirations have been scattered in the dust. Perhaps you sense God has called you to let go of a dream, to sow it, as it were, into the dry earth. Well, here’s God’s word for you today: “I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

So, commit your ways to the Lord. Let go of your dreams and continue to acknowledge God in all you do. Trust him to direct your path according to the plans he knows he has for you and, without leaning on your own understanding. And soon you will reap in joy.

God-tracking is sowing in tears only to reap in joy.

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Psalm 126
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
Proverbs 3:5-6

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“I sow in tears in the certain knowledge that, in your time, I will reap in joy.”

“Heavenly Father, I’m sad to let go of my dreams. I’ve had these ambitions for so long and yet, I feel you are calling me to discard them like a farmer sowing his grain into the dusty ground. So, I sow in tears in the certain knowledge that, in your time, I will reap in joy. I commit my work to you and acknowledge you in every aspect of my life. Lord, I trust you that you will prosper me and not harm me, that you have plans to give you hope and a future. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith.

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Not What I Will

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“We are all called to be Christlike. Therefore, let’s be encouraged to lay aside all selfish ambition and egotistical desires in favour of seeking first the purposes of God.”

Hebrews 12:2(a)
…looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith

I sensed that God wanted me to enter the ministry when I left school but I ignored it. Instead, I attempted to achieve a bachelor of science degree at university. Unfortunately, I was unsuccessful in my attempt. However, it was during this year that I heard the distinct call of God into Christian ministry. All other ambitions faded into oblivion. My sole aspiration was to become a full-time minister. Finally, ten years after leaving school, God opened the door for me to enter the ministry.

Sadly, however, I became consumed by my ambition to do the work of the Lord, taking my eyes off the Lord of the work. Nothing else was important to me. I had my opinions and that’s all that mattered. My marriage began to flounder. My eyes were fixed on the job. I’d lost the purpose of my calling: to first seek the kingdom and righteousness of God.

Jesus had a calling on his life. He had the most supreme calling any man could have. Jesus was called to be Saviour of the world. His sole ambition was to do the will of his Father. At about the age of 33, after completing his work as a teacher and healer, Jesus, the Son of God, was confronted with a choice: to do or reject the will of his Father. In Gethsemane, he cried out, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Take this cup from me.” I believe this was one of the final temptations that Jesus faced. But then he adds, “Nevertheless, not what I will, but what you will.”

Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, laid aside all natural ambition to become the great political reformer that his disciples thought he’d become. Jesus rejected the temptation to express his own opinion or follow any other ambition save that of fulfilling the purposes of God. He practiced what he preached. He sought first the kingdom of God.

Jesus is called the author and finisher of our faith. He is our example of a godly lifestyle. We are all called to be Christlike. Therefore, let’s be encouraged to lay aside all selfish ambition and egotistical desires in favour of seeking first the purposes of God, knowing that, as we do, all that we will ever need for life and living will be added to us as well.

God-tracking is submitting solely to his Kingdom purposes.

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Matthew 6:33
Mark 14:32-36

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“I declare in faith that I choose to seek first your kingdom and your righteousness.”

“Dear Lord, I apologise and repent of seeking my own ends in all that I do. I realise that your ways are higher than my ways and your purposes are greater than any ambition I might have in this world. Today I submit solely to follow your will and your calling. Help me to keep my eyes fixed on Jesus and to follow his example of Godly living. I declare in faith that I choose to seek first your kingdom and your righteousness. In Jesus’ name. Amen.”

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

He Will Restore Your Dreams

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“Never give up, only look up and continue to acknowledge the Lord in all your ways, trusting him to bring you back to your Zion and restore your fortunes like streams in the desert.”

Psalm 126:4
Restore our fortunes, O Lord, like streams in the Negeb!

God’s people were distraught when Jerusalem fell in 597 BC and they were exiled to Babylon. Their hopes and dreams were dashed. Dads had great ambition for their sons and moms dreamt of the day their daughters would raise their own children in a free and bonnie land. Leaders dreamt of growing their communities. Farmers imagined flourishing crops to feed the children while rabbis had visions of teaching their people the ways of Yehovah. But now, their dreams and ambitions were shattered. By the waters of Babylon, they sat down and wept when they remembered Zion. Yet, the prophet Jeremiah had prophesied the word of the Lord, “I will visit you, and I will fulfil to you my promise and bring you back to this place.”

The people of God had hope. Adonai had promised to restore their dreams. Out of the ashes of despair and seeming abandonment, their dreams would rise. God promised to return them to the land flowing with milk and honey. That promise was all they had to hold onto while they were in captivity. Seventy years later the Jews returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple of the Lord.

Hold on to your dreams. Never doubt the purposes of your God. His word endures forever. You may feel like you’re in exile today – dreams dashed, ambition washed over – but don’t let go of God’s word to fulfil his promise to you, to bring you back to the place of prosperity. Out of the ashes, your dreams will rise. Just keep your eyes on Jesus and your nose in God’s word. Never give up, only look up and continue to acknowledge the Lord in all your ways. Trust God to bring you back to your Zion and restore your fortunes like streams in the desert.

God-tracking is trusting God to fulfil your dreams.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT.
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Psalm 137:1-6
Jeremiah 29:10-13
Psalm 126
1 Peter 1:25
2 Corinthians 1:20

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“I repent of my attitude of despair and choose to believe that you will restore my fortunes.”

“Dear Lord, I feel like I’m in Babylonian captivity. So much has gone wrong in my life over the past few months and years. My dreams are dashed and I’m losing the will to live. Yet, I know you are always true to your word and your word reminds me that all your promises are yes and amen in Jesus. So, I repent of my attitude of despair and choose to believe that you will restore my fortunes. I set my hope in you. I acknowledge you, O Lord, in all my ways and set my gaze on Jesus, the author of my life. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith.

Listen to GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, godtracker.co.uk/godtracker-podcasts

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.